The Creative Series is for anyone that needs the basics or to review them. Without these photography basics you are just not getting the results you should. Bring a digital or film camera, and any extra lenses you may have. There is lots of application in these classes; it’s very hands on. All theory is balanced with immediate application; a creative photography technique is taught and shown and then the supervisor has you apply it until you have it.

"Creative Camera"
This class teaches you the photography basics that apply to every camera ever made, film or digital. You will then be able to shoot in manual mode with confidence as well as achieve a full understanding of all the automatic modes of a camera. You will learn many important creative techniques to get the results you’re looking for.

"The Language of the Photographer"
You learn how your camera records light so that you can control the way that light affects your photographs. You learn how your camera records colour and then how to control the quality and degree of colour that it records. You are taught the basics of the Zone System as well as colour theory for photography.

"Creative Lighting"
This class is designed to inspire. First you learn how to make an on camera flash perform in ways you never dreamed possible. Next is a demonstration on the various methods of lighting in photography and when to use each. You learn how to light to create impactful portraits and the secrets of creating “emotion” with lighting. The demonstrations are conducted with both studio lights and natural light.

"Composition"
A brilliant Powerpoint presentation with all the rules, reasons and explanations of composition; all backed up with classic and contemporary fine art. Your work is then reviewed and critiqued.

"Printing Photographs - The Right Way"
We start with a critique of student photos, what was done right and what could be improved on. We apply the guidelines of composition, then cropping, colour correction, tone correction and retouching for a professional edge. Next we look at the best printing options. A printing work flow is then demonstrated to ensure an accurate print. If you have not gone through this process, you need to.

"Beginning Adobe Photoshop"
This five class workshop will propel participants deep into the world of Adobe Photoshop—the most powerful imaging program available. After defining the term “resolution,” we’ll begin our journey into the endless possibilities that Photoshop has to offer: image adjusting and color correction, retouching and restoration, creative tips and filters, image compositing, adding text to images, and much more.
Participants will master the basic tools (selections, retouching, paint brush, etc.) and menus of Photoshop and proceed to one of its most versatile, powerful and creative features—Layers.
Through demonstrations and hands-on practice, participants will quickly gain the skills necessary to handle their most challenging imagery needs.

Each class is three hours in length, class sizes are four to eight people.

Registration all year long.